LCSO mourning slain K-9 Koda

11:53 PM,
Feb. 1, 2013

Written by

Sean Rossman
| Democrat staff writer

The Leon County Sheriff's Office is mourning the passing of K-9 Koda, who died Thursday night while trying to take down a robbery suspect.

Koda was a 51/2-year-old German shepherd who had been with the sheriff's office since 2008. He was shot while pursuing Carlos Cespedes, 31, of Tallahassee. Cespedes shot Koda while trying to evade authorities.

Koda was taken to a local veterinary hospital where he died from a single gunshot wound. ...